一を聞いて十を知る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
じゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Calque from Literary Chinese 聞一知十闻一知十 (wényīzhīshí).

Pronunciation

Verb

(いち)()いて(じゅう)() (ichi o kiite jū o shirugodan (stem (いち)()いて(じゅう)() (ichi o kiite jū o shiri), past (いち)()いて(じゅう)()った (ichi o kiite jū o shitta))

  1. (idiomatic, proverb) be quick on the uptake, understand the whole situation from just a few clues